Garment-supporter.



UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.-

SAMUEL (J. KELLOGG, OF NEW YORK, N .Y.

G ARMEN'i' -SUPPORTER.

SPEGiFIGATIONforming part'of Letters Patent No. 781,430, dated January31, 1905. Application filed March 31, 1904, Serial No. 200,878.

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL O. KELLOGG, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and a resident of Greater New York,jborough of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is aspecification.

The present improvements, while adapted for embodiment in agarment-supporter generally, relatemore particularly to that type ofhosiery supporters wherein one suspended member is provided with aheadedbutton, while a second member suspends a coactive loop containing a slotlarger at one end than at the other, the larger portion of" said slotbeing. adapted for the passage'of the buttonhead with the garment fabricdisposed thereon, whereby the subsequent relative move.- ment of thebutton-shank within the narrower part of the slot will result in thefabric being clamped between the shank and adjacent edges of the loopforming such narrower slot portion, the clamping effect being promotedby downward tension exerted. on the fabric.

Where the parts between which thefabric isclamped in the manner statedare both of metal, there is a liability of the fabric being torn, andwhere the relation of the gripping parts is such as to avoid suchtearing then the conditions obviously do not provide for eflicientlyclamping fabrics of varyingthickness.

A construction to remedy the objections noted is presented by agarment-supporter wherein the button-shank is of yielding character tocooperate with the slot portions in accommodating different thicknessesof fabric and avoid injuring the same. The yielding clampingeffect inthis construction is limited. By my improvements I not only secureincreased yielding gripping-surfaces, but coincidently attain otheradvantages highly important in this class of devices.

. In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a front or face view of agarment-supporter embodying myinvention and representing the same;

as clamping a fabric. Fig. 2 is a somewhat similar vlew of thesupporter, but showing the same 1n -.a dlsengaged position. Fig. 3 1s aside edge view of the supporter as it appears manner.

section being close to the button-supporting plate. Fig- 8 is a detailtransverse section of the parts illustrated in the preceding figure, theplane of section being on the broken line 8 8 looking in the directionof the arrow.

Similar reference characters are employed to design ate correspondingparts of the several figures wherein they occur. p

The suspended member A, carrying the forwardly-projected headed buttonA, may be arranged and conditioned in any suitable Thisbutton may be ofmetal or any desirable rigid material and embodies the shank a and outerenlarged head (t, the latter preferably rounded to conduce to theregular conformation of the fabric C when surrounding the same.

The clamping-loop B is swingingly supported in operative relation withrespect to the button, said loop comprising a light but strong frame Bof a material involving both stiffness and resiliency. In practicethisframe will preferably be formed of a single piece of wire bent topresent the pear-shaped loop configuration familiar in this class ofarticles.

Instead of relying on the pear-shaped slot within this frame forreceiving and clamping the fabric-covered button said frame is containedwithin the marginal portions of a section B of sheet-rubber, which isblanked or cut out to possess the same general outline as the frameexterior, but of such larger dimensions as to resultin a considerableportion of the section laterally extending outside of the frame at allpoints thereof, (see Fig. 4,) from which figure it willbe comprehendedthat with the section B applied as therein illustrated a major portionof said section is immediately at the back of and spans. the slot withinthe frame to forma web 6 for the latter. Previous to the application ofthe sheet-rubber section, as aforesaid, the frame B, which is preferablyof wire, is subjected to a swaging or other compression operation,

whereby it will have imparted thereto two parallel flat faces androunded inner and outer edges, thereby bringing such wire to thesomewhat flattened condition illustrated in cross-section in Figs. 5 and6. The marginal portion 6 is then folded over the flattened frame thusprovided, the section B being slightly stretched, so that the inner webI; will not be unduly flexible, and the frame and the rubber section B,the latter with its marginal portion folded over, is subjected toavulcanizing action along the points of contact of the overfolds, withthe web immediately interior to the frame, and thereby uniting the edgeportions of the fold upon said web to confine and mask the frame. Whenthe rubber section and frame have been connected as explained, anextended longitudinal slot B is centrally cut in the web 6, said slotbeing of the shape indicated by full lines, Fig. 2, and dotted lines.Fig. 4, in both of which the slot is indicated as terminating at itsupper end in a small circular perforation Z2 the lower part Z2 of theslot contiguous to the contracted portion of the frame B graduallywidening and merging in a lower eye 6. As disclosed, the web 5immediately at the upper corners of the loop B, at points just inside ofthe rubber-covered top bar of the frame B, contains perforations 6within which are engaged bent fingers (Z (Z, integrally depending from aplate D, attached to the webbing. This provides the requisite swingingconnection for the loop B. Any other satisfactory manner of securingthis connection Will serve.

From the description thus far it will be appreciated that with the partsin a disengaged position the fabric can be drawn up in front of thebutton-head and the parts suspending the button, together with the loopB, can be so manipulated that the fabric-covered button can be pushedforward through the slot B at the upper under part of the rubber web 6,whereby the fabric-covered button-head will be in advance of the loop Band the fabricembraced shank of the button occupy a position Within theslot. The button and loop B can then be relatively shifted to bring themto their normal positions and cause the fabricembraced shank to movedown into the lower part of the slot within the loop contraction, andthereby firmly and positively clamp and support the fabric. Obviouslythe extended rubber portions forming the sides of the slot providegreater yielding clamping-surfaces than is afl'orded by the yieldingcovering for the button-shank. Furthermore, the rubbercovered frame willbear against the limb of the wearer without discomfort, will not chafe,and is not subject to corrosion.

Manifestly the rubber section B can be secured to the frame B byarrangements different from that shown. For instance, the frame B can bepositioned with a mold and the rubber section molded in positionrelative thereto and in a manner to cover said frame.

The circular perforations 71 at the upper end of the slot not onlyadmits of the required flexibility of the adjacent part of the web toenable the convenient insertion and introduction of the fabric-coveredbutton-head, but also reduces the liability of the tearing of the rubberat the slot end.

With a view of strengthening the web 7) at the lower rounded end of theeye If therein such web is provided at such rounded end with asemicylindrical block or enlargement b of rubber, the inner concave faceof which is designed to serve as a bearing for the fabric-covered shankbelow the button-head, and thereby serve the further function of increasing the clamping effect.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the preciseconstruction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but reservethe right to all modifications within the scope of my invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A clamping-loop for garment-supporters comprising a frame having acontracted lower portion and a rubber section spanning said frame andhaving its marginal portions enlbracing said frame and secured to therubber section, the spanning portion of the latter containing avertically-extended slot.

2. A clamping-loop for garment-supporters comprising a metal framehaving a contracted. lower portion, a rubber section spanning said frameand having its marginal portions embracing said frame and secured to therubber section, the spanning portion of the latter containing avertically-extended slot terminating at its upper end in a perforationand at its lower end in a larger eye.

3. The combination with a clamping-loop for garment-supporterscomprising a frame having a contracted lower portion and attachedslotted rubber section spanning said frame, of a suspendingplateprovided with fingers passing through said rubber section at pointsinside of the frame-top.

4. A clamping-loop for garmentsupporters comprising a rubber sectioncontaining a vertically-extended slot terminating in a lowershank-bearing eye, and a block or enlargement carried by said sectioncontiguous to the lower part of said eye to strengthen the material andprovide an increased clamping-bearing for the eye.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 24th day of March, A. D. 1904- SAMUEL C. KELLOG Gr.

Witnesses:

CHAs. L. WOLF, M. BENDER.

